State of Wyoming decreased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 52.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,584 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,847 shares during the period. State of Wyoming’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 150,301,510 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $87,311,650,000 after purchasing an additional 4,535,126 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,920,783 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $46,606,266,000 after buying an additional 2,149,563 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,022,226,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,972,952 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,793,388,000 after buying an additional 545,575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 33.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,334,396 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,422,444,000 after buying an additional 2,365,419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance
AMD opened at $504.80 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $548.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $409.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $188.22 and a 1 year high of $658.52. The firm has a market cap of $824.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 129.77, a PEG ratio of 5.81 and a beta of 2.45.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%. The business had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.48 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.50 earnings per share for the current year.
Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s data-center revenue reportedly nearly doubled, and its Helios rack-scale systems, EPYC processors and Instinct GPUs are being deployed in Meta’s AI infrastructure. The companies also expanded their relationship through a planned $1 billion equity investment and multigeneration chip collaboration. AMD Expands AI Footprint With Meta
- Positive Sentiment: Rackspace selected AMD-powered infrastructure for HGS’s private AI deployment, adding another enterprise use case for AMD’s data-center products. HGS Selects Rackspace Technology for Private AI Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Rakuten Investment Management disclosed a new approximately $283.7 million AMD position, while many large institutions—including JPMorgan, Invesco, FMR and BlackRock—reported adding shares in recent quarters. Rakuten Opens AMD Position
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst targets remain broadly above the current share price, with a reported six-month median target of $512.50 and several targets ranging from $560 to $700.
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Nov. 3. Investors will focus on data-center growth, AI accelerator demand, supply constraints and management’s outlook for 2027.
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights a sharply divided outlook: AMD’s AI growth is accelerating, but its valuation leaves little room for an earnings or guidance disappointment. AMD Earnings Preview
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s disappointing fourth-quarter forecast, weak PC-market conditions and margin concerns triggered a broad semiconductor selloff. Investors are questioning whether AMD faces similar demand or supply pressures. AMD Shares Slide After Intel Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Several reports argue AMD is priced more aggressively than NVIDIA despite slower expected growth, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking before earnings. AMD Reports on Nov. 3
- Negative Sentiment: Insiders have reported 147 open-market sales and no purchases over the past six months, including substantial sales by CEO Lisa Su and other executives. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has also continued trimming AMD, adding to near-term sentiment pressure.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AMD has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $580.00 to $705.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $540.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $600.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $607.57.
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Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, EVP Jean X. Hu sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.08, for a total transaction of $7,111,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 160,979 shares in the company, valued at $76,316,924.32. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total transaction of $13,595,046.57. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,261,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $595,245,602.07. The trade was a 2.23% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 231,100 shares of company stock valued at $114,867,400. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Advanced Micro Devices Profile
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded markets and other specialized applications.
AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics processing units, and Instinct accelerators for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
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